Pulmonary adenocarcinoma: What to know about Pope Leo’s lung cancer

A health story from North Carolina, reported by ABC11 WTVD Raleigh.

Health · North Carolina · October 14, 2026

From ABC11 WTVD Raleigh

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is most often diagnosed in people who have never smoked. It is also more common in women, younger patients and people of East Asian ancestry.

Reported by ABC11 WTVD Raleigh, October 14, 2026. Read the full story at ABC11 WTVD Raleigh →

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